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DISPLAY-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed March 9, 1907. Serial No. 361,437.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAvE E. H. RICHTER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Ghattanooga, in the county of Hamilton andState of Tennessee, have made certain new and useful Improvements inDisplay-Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in display covers for use on tubs orpails containing candy, fruit or other commodities; and the inventionconsists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a perspective view of my invention as in use.Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on about line 2-2 of Fig. 1, drawnalongside the hinge and the fastening latch, the cover being lowered infull lines and open in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail sectionillustrating the joint between the top and the hinged lid.

In the construction shown the tub A may be of any suitable construction,the cover being applied thereto and secured by screws B which latterpermit the application of the cover to tubs of different sizes. Thecover comprises the base ring C adapted to rest upon the top of the tubA and provided at its inner edge with the depending lugs C havingthreaded openings for the screws B so the devices for securing the coverupon the tub will be entirely within the latter and not exposed.

The lid D is hinged at D to the base ring C and may be provided at itsdiametrically opposite edge with a latch E for engagement with the ring0 to hold the lid closed. The lid has a chamber in its upper side toreceive samples of the contents of the tub and is preferably made in theform of a shallow pan having the bottom plate (1 and the cylindrical rim(1 rising therefrom and preferably beaded at d to form a stop for thetop E, which top has a depending flange G to abut at its lower edge thebead (P, which is also provided with the L-shaped slots I-I cooperatingwith studs I on the rim of the lid in forming a bayonet joint forconnecting the lid and the top. Preferably these bayonet joints HI areprovided at the opposite sides of the cover and operate to secure thetop detachably in connection with the rim d of the cover as will beunderstood from the drawing.

The top F has a ring or frame provided with the depending flange G andwith an inwardly projecting flange G, the latter being provided withkeepers g for holding the glass or other transpicuous portion J and thesaid keepers g are spaced slightly away from the flange G so the upperedge of the rim (1 will fit up around the outer edge of the plate .I andbear against the inwardly projecting flange G as shown.

A chain K may be provided to hold the cover when the latter is raisedtoexpose the contents of the tub.

I claim- 1. A display cover for tubs and the like, comprising a basering having at its inner edge depending lugs and screws turning throughthe same to secure the ring upon the upper end of the tub, a lid hingedat one edge to the base ring and comprising a bottom plate and anupwardly projecting rim, a latch for securing the swinging edge of thelid to the base ring, a top having a frame provided with a dependingflange and an inwardly projecting flange, the depending flange having inits lower edge L-shaped slots cooperating with the studs on the rim ofthe lid in forming bayonet joints, keepers on the inwardly projectingflange of the top and spaced apart from the depending flange thereof,and a transpicuous closure held by said keepers, the upper edge of therim of the lid fitting around the transpicuous closure and bearingagainst the inwardly projecting flange of the top, substantially as setforth.

2. A display cover having a hinged lid, provided with a removable tophaving a transpicuous closure whereby to contain samples and expose thesame to view, the top and the transpicuous closure being movable on thehinge of the lid to expose the upper end of a tub to which the cover maybe applied, and the said top being removable bodily from the lid topermit unobstructed access to the sample chamber, substantially as setforth.

3. A display cover having a lid provided with a bottom plate and anupwardly projecting riln on said bottom plate and provided with a beadand above the same with lateral studs and a top having a dependingflange to fit over the rim of the lid and abut the bead thereof andprovided with L-shaped slots to receive the studs on said rim, the topforming a cover for a sample chamber and being remov able to permitaccess to the samples without displacing the lid.

4. A display cover comprising a base ring, a lid hinged at one edge tosaid base ring and provided with the upwardly projecting rim concentricwith the base ring, a top fitting detachably on said rim and having atranspicuous closure to retain samples and expose the same to view, anda latch at the swinging edge of the lid and adapted to engage with thebase ring, substantially as set forth.

5. A display cover for tubs having a lid provided with a bottom plate01' ring to fit-the mouth of the tub, means for holding the ring to atub and a top hinged to the ring and having a sample chamber and movableon its hinge with said chamber to a closed position over the ring tocover the tub or to an open position to expose the contents of the tuband a closure for said chamber removable bodily therefrom, substantiallyas set forth.

GUSTAVE E. H. RICHTER.

Witnesses H. B. MosnLY, NnLLIn E. STnoNz.

